Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Humid tropical forest — Emissions was 3,135 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Malawi, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — emissions in Malawi is 3,135 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — emissions in Malawi peaked at 9,274 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,043 kt, in 2001.
Malawi ranks 27th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,043 kt | — |
| 2002 | 2,125 kt | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 5,382 kt | +153.2% |
| 2004 | 3,044 kt | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 6,641 kt | +118.2% |
| 2006 | 2,331 kt | -64.9% |
| 2007 | 3,450 kt | +48.0% |
| 2008 | 4,589 kt | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 2,357 kt | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 8,819 kt | +274.2% |
| 2011 | 5,393 kt | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 8,175 kt | +51.6% |
| 2013 | 5,732 kt | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 6,341 kt | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 6,570 kt | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 9,274 kt | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 3,489 kt | -62.4% |
| 2018 | 5,589 kt | +60.2% |
| 2019 | 3,827 kt | -31.5% |
| 2020 | 4,717 kt | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 3,325 kt | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 5,229 kt | +57.2% |
| 2023 | 2,478 kt | -52.6% |
| 2024 | 3,135 kt | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,551 kt | 2,043 kt | 6,641 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,321 kt | 3,489 kt | 9,274 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,777 kt | 2,478 kt | 5,229 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — emissions in Malawi?
- Humid tropical forest — emissions in Malawi was 3,135 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9,274 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,043 kt in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Malawi ranks 27th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.